When asked by co-host Kelly Ripa on "Live with Kelly and Michael" if he was taking the job, Strahan responded, "I don't know. If I read the papers I am." The former football phenom replaced Kelly's original co-host Regis Philbin in 2012 and quickly moved to reassure his co-host and fans, "This is my home, no matter what. I go nowhere. This is my love. You are my love. This is my job. So don't worry, anybody, I'm not going anywhere."